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Justice for Anton Hammerl

by Aphiwe Kunene | 23 May 2022 | News and Insights, Story, Uncategorised | 0 Comments

The family of slain photojournalist Anton Hammerlfamily seeks justice with for his 2011 murder in Libya while covering the Libyan Civil War. To date, Hammerl’s body has not been found.

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Africa Day: Challenging stereotypes to change narratives about Africa

by Aphiwe Kunene | May 26, 2022 | Change voices, News and Insights, Story

Africa covers 6% of the earth’s surface and is home to more than 1.3 billion of the world’s population and because of its vastness, there are many myths, definitions and claims to what “Africanness” is, and what it means to be African.

Justice for Anton Hammerl

by Aphiwe Kunene | May 23, 2022 | News and Insights, Story, Uncategorised

The family of slain photojournalist Anton Hammerlfamily seeks justice with for his 2011 murder in Libya while covering the Libyan Civil War. To date, Hammerl’s body has not been found.

Change Voices episode 1: Chenai Chair

by Aphiwe Kunene | May 19, 2022 | Change voices, News and Insights, Story

n this inaugural season two, we kick off the series with digital technology and gender expert Chenai Chair, who is a social scientist with a curiosity about the impact of technology on gender and society.

Four fresh approaches to packaging investigative content

by Aphiwe Kunene | May 17, 2022 | Change voices, Story

African Investigative journalism organisations must find better ways to package their investigative content to create greater impact on a wider range of audiences.

Africa’s tech ecosystem benefits from positive media coverage

by Aphiwe Kunene | May 4, 2022 | Change voices, Story, Uncategorised

For African tech publications showcasing innovation remains the core narrative, besides centering Africa’s startup scene and raising billions in seed capital.

Press freedom under digital siege

by Aphiwe Kunene | May 4, 2022 | Change voices, News and Insights, Uncategorised

On one hand, digital technologies have empowered new narratives and yet on the other, they have journalism under siege as surveillance and online harassment batters press freedom.

African business success stories hidden from view

by Aphiwe Kunene | Apr 26, 2022 | News and Insights, Story

The story of African business success appears to be underreported and the continent’s media could improve its coverage of the positives.

#FaveOfTheWeek: Aisha Salaudeen

by Aphiwe Kunene | Apr 19, 2022 | #FaveOfTheWeek, News and Insights

Meet award-winning Nigerian multimedia producer and storyteller Aisha Salaudeen who is passionate about Africans owning their narratives.

Taco Kuiper Awards recognises those who hold power to account

by Aphiwe Kunene | Apr 19, 2022 | Change voices, News and Insights, Story, Uncategorised

At this time, investigative journalism is crucial and essential to strengthen, support and promote accountability reporting.

African journalists encourage young writers

by Aphiwe Kunene | Apr 10, 2022 | News and Insights, Story

In this fast changing media landscape, young writers are at the core of leveraging the gap brought forward by a digitised media landscape.

How to make the gender crisis front of mind

by Aphiwe Kunene | Apr 5, 2022 | Change voices, News and Insights

The media can lead critical intervention to combat the structural drivers of the gender crisis.

Journalist safety a concern as risks increase

by Aphiwe Kunene | Mar 30, 2022 | News and Insights, Story

As threats of violence escalate globally, the safety of journalists is once again a prevalent issue with reporters across the globe abducted, attacked, harassed and even killed.

Radio drama in Africa effective for community development

by Aphiwe Kunene | Mar 20, 2022 | News and Insights, Story

Radio dramas are a staple part of African broadcast media and can open up dialogue about issues affecting communities across Africa.

Reframing coverage: Africa needs to report itself

by Aphiwe Kunene | Mar 15, 2022 | News and Insights, Story

We need to cover Africa ourselves if we want to control the African narrative and how Africa is imagined. This was the consensus in the reframing coverage: How Media reports the Ukraine War Twitter Space conversation recently hosted by fraycollege of Communications.

#FaveOfTheWeek: Jubiel Zulu

by Aphiwe Kunene | Mar 15, 2022 | #FaveOfTheWeek, News and Insights

Meet award-winning Zambian health and science journalist Jubiel Zulu, who is passionate about improving the health sector in Zambia through her reporting.

African digital media undervalued

by Aphiwe Kunene | Mar 14, 2022 | News and Insights, Story

The idea that South Africa does not have capacity or knowledge is a myth. That is according to South African born biotech billionaire Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong.

Gender equality lags in African newsroom

by Aphiwe Kunene | Mar 8, 2022 | News and Insights, Story

As the battle for gender equality in media continues, Africa’s news media lags behind in closing the gender equality gap in the news.

#FaveOfTheWeek: Ariane Uwamahoro

by Aphiwe Kunene | Mar 7, 2022 | #FaveOfTheWeek, News and Insights, Story

Each week, frayintermedia highlights a journalist doing good work on the continent and honours them as our #FaveOfTheWeek. Meet Rwandan sports journalist Ariane Uwamahoro, who is passionate about sports and the visibility of women’s sport.

Children’s reporting must empower children’s voices

by Aphiwe Kunene | Mar 6, 2022 | News and Insights, Story

Recent Media Monitoring Africa analysis shows news coverage of children increased from 6% to 13% between 2016 and 2020. While this is a 116.6 % increase, when children are mentioned in the media, the coverage is often event- based or anecdotal.

Reporting the Russia-Ukraine conflict

by Aphiwe Kunene | Feb 25, 2022 | News and Insights, Story

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is an unfolding story with global consequences and journalists are tasked with following the crisis, putting themselves in danger to report developments. Here are some useful resources for journalists reporting on the conflict.